Industrial switches are more and more widely used in the digital communication industry. So, what is the difference between an industrial-grade switch and an ordinary switch? In fact, in terms of performance, there is not much difference between industrial switches and ordinary switches. From the network level, there are Layer 2 switches and, of course, Layer 3 switches. Industrial-grade switches are particular about their product design and component selection. They are designed for use in industrial sites and can still work normally in harsh environments such as machinery, climate, and electromagnetic fields. Therefore, they can often be widely used. It is used in industrial production scenarios with harsh conditions. The following is a simple comparison between industrial-grade switches and ordinary switches.
1. Components: The selection of industrial-grade switch components is more demanding and can better meet the needs of industrial production sites.
2. Mechanical environment: Industrial switches can better adapt to harsh mechanical environments, including vibration resistance, impact resistance, corrosion resistance, dust-proof, waterproof, etc. Industrial Ethernet corrugated high-strength metal shell, ordinary switch ordinary metal shell.
3. Climate environment: Industrial switches can better adapt to poor climate environment, including temperature, humidity, etc.
4. Electromagnetic environment: Industrial switches have strong anti-electromagnetic interference capabilities.
5. Working voltage: Industrial switches have a wide range of working voltages, while ordinary switches have higher voltage requirements.
6. Power supply design: ordinary switches are basically single power supply, while industrial switch power supply is generally dual power supply for mutual backup.
7. Installation method: Industrial switches can be installed in DIN rails, racks, etc., while ordinary switches are generally in racks and desktops.
8. Heat dissipation method: Industrial switches generally use fanless shells to dissipate heat, while ordinary switches use fans to dissipate heat.
Post time: Mar-17-2022